The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-05

their states and blackboards, to the neglect of
other duties. At last, some more ingenious
than the rest, struck the ombination and the
hopes and interest of all other Pittsburgers fell
with dull thud. The solution seems easy and
IL is easy when you know what it is. Lest any
reader should be persuaded to withdraw his at
tention from the rich intellectual treat furnished
in the columns of the Journal this morning for
the purpose of adding the figures up for him SELF
or should perchance engage in surreptitious
penciling of his hymn-book during sermon time,
we make haste to give the proper arrangement
of the numbers Add together 591 and 30 1915.
No difficulty in getting 100 out of that, is there,
and no reason why Pittsburg should have been
excited
THE Journal is in receipt of criticism from
friend of the Light Artillery of the little bit of
pleasantly INDUCED in by DR.. Mcleod, who is
chaplain of the Light Infantry. 1t must be a
very greatly infamed esteem that can find cause
for offense in the good Doctors application of the
story he told of his young son. 1t is not that
the Doctor loves the artillery less out the in
fautry more-as is his duty, being their chap
lain He takes as much pride in the continuing
success of the Indianapolis battery as any one
could. but he does not, therefore, feel the less
proud of the creditable distinction won by the
infantry boys. The Chaplain's fugitive talk
with the Journal was accompanied by the most
decided expressions of satisfaction over the vic
tory of the artillery. and no one can properly
read into the report of his pleasantly any inten-
tional reflection upon them. 1t is not we'll in
this world to be on the lookout for offense where
no possible offense could have been intended.
If the Doctor had been able to be present at the
reception, and spoken for himself, he would have
been better able than cold types are to convey at
once his congratulations to the artillery and his
regard for his own 'boys"
THE average citizen contributes money for the
building OF monuments with greater reluctance
than for any other purpose that could be named
This is true even where the individual to be
COMMUNICATED was hero in popular estimation
and general favorite; but is, of course more
obvious in the case of public man who was re-
garded with a measure of distrust. however ad-
mirable certain personal characteristics may
have been. General McClelan's friends have
evidently realized this, and have, therefore,
made attempt to raise funds for monument
to his memory by popular subscription, but have
contented them selves with private solicitations
and. result of years effort, have secured
$4,000. As costly structure is not contem-
plated, at least, not attainable it is thought
that this amount will be sufficient for the erec-
ton of simple shaft and such a one will soon
be put up.
ONE of the most singular real estate invest
ments on record is the purchase just consum-
mated by the Peabody Institute and Harvard
University of what is known 1.-The Serpent
Mound" in Adams county. Ohio, about twenty
miles from Hillsboro. It is relic of the mound
builders age, and has long been known in scien-
tiic and arch8ologic circles account of its pc
culiar conformation, resembling a gigantic
pent. It covers embraces nearly sixty acres
of ground. for which the purchasers paid $40 per
acre. Their sole object is to preserve the relic.
which being gradually oblterated by plow-
ing
LAW recently passed by the Connecticut
Legislature, and which goes into effect in that
State to-day, forbids the running of all trains,
except for mercy or necessity, between the hours
of 1870 A. NJ and P. NJ. Sunday, but allowing
trains carrying the United States mails. and none
others, to be run between sunrise and 1870 A.
NJ. and between P. NJ. and sunset. This will
stop some trains that have been very popular
with the travelling public down that way
THE New York Sun, in mock sentimental
editorial on the Presidents wedding anniver-
sary, pathetically asks: 'And had he the heart
on that day of days to impale'a worm or fiirt
fly, or drag sreckled trout from watery joys
and nuptial com panionship2" This is rubbish.
Wedding anniversaries do not count in the Adj
rondacks. Besides, Seth Green says, when man
goes fishing, he should go fishing.
THE absence of any special illusions to street
railway affairs in these columns to-day is due to
the unavoidable press of other matter. I'M
patient readers will please accept this explana-
ton and apology, together with the assurance
that the omission will be remeded in later issues.
ELECTRICITY as motor is rapidly making its
way. Two years ago there was not electric
railway in the United States, now there are
eleven in successful operation. and twelve
more under contract. It begins to look as if
mules would have to go.
THE anxiety shown by ST. Louis citizens who
invited President Cleveland to visit them to
shift the burden of entertaining him upon the
G. A. r. will perhaps be moderated when they
hear that he has determined to pay his own
penses on the trip.
THE Terre Haute Gazette remarks that ''the
Vandalia railroad system without W. r. Nc
Keen at its head will resemble the play of Ham
let with Hamlet omitted" Quite, right. Mr..
McKeen was the star in an excellent stock COM
pany.
MRS. SMITH, Ben Davis, Ind Rev. Dr. Hart
zelrs former home was Moline, Ill, opposite
Davenport, Iowa There a number of the
Hartzells resident in and about Davenport.
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.
BAPTIST minister is confined in iail in lii